NGC5301 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5301 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:05 (EDT), 25° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:35, 57° above your western horizon.
|
Name
NGC5301
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h46m [4] |
| Declination: | +46°06' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 12.63 (V) [2] 13.33 (B) [2] 10.08 (J) [2] 9.34 (H) [2] 9.11 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 22.4 Mpc 73.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.12 |
Sources